N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis with Psychiatric Symptoms and an Ovarian Teratoma Detected by MRI in a 17-Year-Old Girl.
Neuropediatrics
; 50(4): 253-256, 2019 08.
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| ID: mdl-31163454
ABSTRACT
N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is a rare antibody-mediated autoimmune encephalitis often associated with an ovarian teratoma in adolescent females. Here we present a 17-year-old girl with only and unusual psychiatric symptoms as part of her NMDAR encephalitis in combination with a very small ovarian teratoma suspected by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and finally histologically confirmed. We further review the literature of NMDAR encephalitis in combination with an ovarian teratoma and discuss the recommended radiological workup in children with a suspected ovarian tumor.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ansiedade
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Neoplasias Ovarianas
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Teratoma
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Depressão
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Transtornos Dissociativos
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Encefalite Antirreceptor de N-Metil-D-Aspartato
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neuropediatrics
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha